What a great stove to have and in such fine condition.
I find it interesting that it has the large 1930's type regulating wheel with a later model filler cap/safety valve fitted to the tank. Normally the filler cap type that goes with this setup, has tightening wings on it much like a wing nut. It could be an in between model prior to the last model Campingo 1 with the smaller regulating wheel. Cheers

No kidding. It always amazes me when people post photos of these vintage stoves in such perfect condition. The same is true for lanterns on the pressure lantern forum. What are the chances? All the years the went by, not only to have never used it, but to find one that wasn't stored in a musty, damp celler or thrown into a barn or outbuilding to get covered by bird poop or rain.

There's no chance I could ever find such a thing in an attic, garage sale, or flea market and resist the temptation to make a pot of coffee or just fire it up and watch it at least once.

Even knowing the detriment to its collectable value, I don't think I could resist.

Urbanmedic, I'm with you brother. I look at it like this: Someone has to be the first to fire the thing up, might as well be me. Not gonna go into a long diatribe on my stove firing philosophy, but a stove in use make a happy stove and operator.

Thanks a lot for good information and fine words guys
Well, I have a lot of other stoves to fire up, so I save this virgin to the next generation.
If I keep it unfired I also get permision to have it on display in the living room. The lack of petrol and kerosene smell makes my wife more happy